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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Covering press conferences not a crime, says Gan

Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan, who was charged with regard to videos critical of the attorney-general, said covering press conferences is not a crime.

The award-winning journalist, who claimed trial to the four charges under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, described the move as harassment.

Gan was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions (Cyber) Court this morning for allegedly airing an offensive video on the KiniTV website, which was viewed by the public.

The videos were of a press conference called by former Umno leader Khairuddin Abu Hassan after he lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) urging the commission to reopen its investigation on 1MDB.